diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
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+++ b/README.rst
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ analysis and throughput prediction for a innermost loop kernel.
    :target: https://landscape.io/github/RRZE-HPC/OSACA/master
    :alt: Code Health
 
+.. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/code%20style-black-000000.svg
+    :target: https://github.com/ambv/black
+
 Getting started
 ===============
 
diff --git a/osaca/parser/__init__.py b/osaca/parser/__init__.py
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+++ b/osaca/parser/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+"""
+Collection of parsers supported by OSACA.
+
+Only the parser below will be exported, so please add new parsers to __all__.
+"""
+from .parser_x86att import ParserX86ATT
+from .parser_ARMv81 import ParserARMv81
+
+__all__ = ['ParserX86ATT', 'ParserARMv81']
diff --git a/osaca/parser/base_parser.py b/osaca/parser/base_parser.py
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+++ b/osaca/parser/base_parser.py
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+#!usr/bin/env python3
+
+
+class BaseParser(object):
+    # Identifiers for operand types
+    DIRECTIVE_ID = 'directive'
+    IMMEDIATE_ID = 'immediate'
+    LABEL_ID = 'label'
+    MEMORY_ID = 'memory'
+    REGISTER_ID = 'register'
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.construct_parser()
+
+    def parse_file(self, file_content):
+        '''
+        Parse assembly file. This includes extracting of the marked kernel and
+        the parsing of the instruction forms.
+
+        :param str file_content: assembly code
+        :return: list of instruction forms
+        :raises ValueError: if the marker_type attribute is unknown by the
+        function
+        '''
+        # Create instruction form list
+        asm_instructions = []
+        lines = file_content.split('\n')
+        for i, line in enumerate(lines):
+            if line == '':
+                continue
+            asm_instructions.append(self.parseLine(line, i + 1))
+        return asm_instructions
+
+    def parse_line(self, line, line_number):
+        # Done in derived classes
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    def parse_instruction(self, instruction):
+        # Done in derived classes
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    def parse_register(self, register):
+        # Done in derived classed
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    def parse_memory(self, memory_address):
+        # Done in derived classed
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    def parse_immediate(self, immediate):
+        # Done in derived classed
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    def construct_parser(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError()
diff --git a/osaca/parser/parser_ARMv81.py b/osaca/parser/parser_ARMv81.py
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+++ b/osaca/parser/parser_ARMv81.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+from .parser import Parser
+
+
+class ParserARMv81(Parser):
+    # TODO
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        # TODO
+        raise NotImplementedError
diff --git a/osaca/parser/parser_x86att.py b/osaca/parser/parser_x86att.py
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+++ b/osaca/parser/parser_x86att.py
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import pyparsing as pp
+
+from .parser import BaseParser
+
+
+class ParserX86ATT(BaseParser):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+
+    def construct_parser(self):
+        # Comment
+        symbol_comment = '#'
+        self.comment = pp.Literal(symbol_comment) + pp.Group(
+            pp.ZeroOrMore(pp.Word(pp.printables))
+        ).setResultsName('comment')
+        # Define x86 assembly identifier
+        first = pp.Word(pp.alphas + '_.', exact=1)
+        rest = pp.Word(pp.alphanums + '_.')
+        identifier = pp.Combine(first + pp.Optional(rest))
+        # Label
+        self.label = pp.Group(
+            identifier.setResultsName('name') + pp.Literal(':') + pp.Optional(self.comment)
+        ).setResultsName(self.LABEL_ID)
+        # Directive
+        commaSeparatedList = pp.delimitedList(
+            pp.Optional(pp.quotedString | pp.Word(pp.alphanums)), delim=','
+        )
+        self.directive = pp.Group(
+            pp.Literal('.')
+            + pp.Word(pp.alphanums + '_').setResultsName('name')
+            + commaSeparatedList.setResultsName('parameters')
+            + pp.Optional(self.comment)
+        ).setResultsName(self.DIRECTIVE_LABEL)
+
+        ##############################
+        # Instructions
+        # Mnemonic
+        mnemonic = pp.ZeroOrMore(pp.Literal('data16') ^ pp.Literal('data32')) + pp.Word(
+            pp.alphanums
+        )
+        # Register: pp.Regex('^%[0-9a-zA-Z]+,?')
+        register = pp.Group(
+            pp.Literal('%')
+            + pp.Word(pp.alphanums).setResultsName('name')
+            + pp.Optional(
+                pp.Literal('{')
+                + pp.Literal('%')
+                + pp.Word(pp.alphanums).setResultsName('mask')
+                + pp.Literal('}')
+            )
+            + pp.Optional(pp.Suppress(pp.Literal(',')))
+        ).setResultsName(self.REGISTER_ID)
+        # Immediate: pp.Regex('^\$(-?[0-9]+)|(0x[0-9a-fA-F]+),?')
+        symbol_immediate = '$'
+        decimal_number = pp.Combine(
+            pp.Optional(pp.Literal('-')) + pp.Word(pp.nums)
+        ).setResultsName('value')
+        hex_number = pp.Combine(pp.Literal('0x') + pp.Word(pp.hexnums)).setResultsName('value')
+        immediate = pp.Group(
+            pp.Literal(symbol_immediate)
+            + (decimal_number ^ hex_number)
+            + pp.Optional(pp.Suppress(pp.Literal(',')))
+        ).setResultsName(self.IMMEDIATE_ID)
+        # Memory: offset(base, index, scale)
+        offset = decimal_number ^ hex_number
+        scale = pp.Word('1248', exact=1)
+        memory = pp.Group(
+            pp.Optional(offset.setResultsName('offset'))
+            + pp.Literal('(')
+            + register.setResultsName('base')
+            + pp.Optional(register.setResultsName('index'))
+            + pp.Optional(scale.setResultsName('scale'))
+            + pp.Literal(')')
+            + pp.Optional(pp.Suppress(pp.Literal(',')))
+            + pp.Optional(self.comment)
+        ).setResultsName(self.MEMORY_ID)
+        # Combine to instruction form
+        operand1 = pp.Group(register ^ immediate ^ memory ^ self.label).setResultsName('operand1')
+        operand2 = pp.Group(register ^ immediate ^ memory).setResultsName('operand2')
+        operand3 = pp.Group(register ^ immediate ^ memory).setResultsName('operand3')
+        self.instruction_parser = (
+            mnemonic.setResultsName('mnemonic')
+            + operand1
+            + pp.Optional(operand2)
+            + pp.Optional(operand3)
+            + pp.Optional(self.comment)
+        )
+
+    def parse_line(self, line, line_number=None):
+        """
+        Parse line and return instruction form.
+
+        :param str line: line of assembly code
+        :param int line_id: default None, identifier of instruction form
+        :return: parsed instruction form
+        """
+        instruction_form = {
+            'instruction': None,
+            'operands': None,
+            'comment': None,
+            'label_name': None,
+            'id': line_number,
+        }
+        result = None
+
+        # 1. Parse comment
+        try:
+            result = self.comment.parseString(line, parseAll=True)
+            instruction_form['comment'] = result['comment'].join(' ')
+        except pp.ParseException:
+            pass
+
+        # 2. Parse label
+        if result is None:
+            try:
+                result = self.label.parseString(line, parseAll=True)
+                instruction_form['comment'] = result['comment'].join(' ')
+                instruction_form['label_name'] = result['label_name']
+            except pp.ParseException:
+                pass
+
+        # 3. Parse directive
+        # TODO
+
+        # 4. Parse instruction
+        if result is None:
+            result = self.parse_instruction(line)
+            # TODO
+            instruction_form['instruction'] = result['instruction']
+            instruction_form['operands'] = result['operands']
+            instruction_form['comment'] = result['comment'].join(' ')
+
+        return instruction_form
+
+    def parse_instruction(self, instruction):
+        result = self.instruction_parser.parseString(instruction, parseAll=True)
+        # Check first operand
+        # Check for register
+        if self.REGISTER_ID in result['operand1']:
+            # TODO
+            pass
+        # Check for immediate
+        elif self.IMMEDIATE_ID in result['operand1']:
+            # TODO
+            pass
+        # Check for memory address
+        elif self.MEMORY_ID in result['operand1']:
+            # TODO
+            pass
+        # Check for label
+        elif self.LABEL_ID in result['operand1']:
+            # TODO
+            pass
+
+        # Check second operand
+        if 'operand2' in result:
+            # if('reg' in op2): ...
+            # TODO
+            pass
+
+        # Check third operand
+        if 'operand3' in result:
+            # TODO
+            pass
+        return result